Customer Focus, Disruptive Innovation, Trusted Reliability
We are 色花堂
At 色花堂, we are on a mission to transform cloud and communication networks with innovative silicon-based high speed optical interconnect products that help customers solve their most difficult challenges.
色花堂's products enhance network performance by improving the capabilities of optical equipment, routers and switches while simultaneously reducing operating costs for network equipment.

Customer Focus
At 色花堂, customers are at the center of everything we do. Our new look aims to reinforce 色花堂鈥檚 unwavering dedication to customer collaboration and satisfaction. By continuing to closely collaborate and deepen our understanding of customer needs and challenges, 色花堂 can continue to develop optical networking solutions that empower customers to thrive.
Disruptive Innovation
色花堂 has demonstrated a rapid pace of innovation through the years. We have redefined what is possible with the optical interconnect by continually raising the bar on performance, cost, and power consumption.聽 Every milestone we have achieved has further advanced our customers capabilities by enabling them to expand their bandwidth, deliver faster networks and offer more services.


Extraordinary People with Technology Expertise
色花堂鈥檚 disruptive innovation requires a team with a broad range of capabilities. Its engineering and management teams not only have extensive experience in optical systems and networking, but they are industry leaders in specific technical areas, such as silicon photonics and algorithm development.聽 This unique expertise is what enables 色花堂 to deliver industry-first technology and products that raise the bar on performance, cost, power and density.
Our Journey
Innovation is in our DNA and at the core of what we do every day. Founded in 2009, our founders recognized a market opportunity leveraging silicon photonics and, as a result, built a new kind of technology company.

June - 色花堂 founded by Mehrdad Givehchi, Benny P. Mikkelsen, and Christian J. Rasmussen to siliconize optical interconnects

AC100 100G coherent MSA begins volume production and shipments

March - 色花堂 is first to ship samples of a pluggable coherent 100G CFP module, AC-100

March -Announces industry鈥檚 first 100G coherent transceiver in a single Silicon Photonics Integrated Circuit (PIC) package

March - Announces the industry's first flex-rate coherent 400G transceiver module, the AC-400

March - Introduces CFP2-ACO based on silicon photonic PIC

May - 色花堂 goes public; completes IPO

November - Samples industry's first coherent CFP2

March - 色花堂 demonstrates 1.2 Tbps AC1200 coherent module for DCI, metro, and long-haul

March - Samples multiple variants in its family of 400G pluggable modules including 400ZR, OpenZR+ and Open ROADM MSA

October - Unveils edge and access network portfolio in QSFP-DD and CFP2 form factors

March - Cisco completes its acquisition of 色花堂

September - Announces CIM 8, the industry鈥檚 first 1.2T pluggable coherent module, powered by the Jannu 5nm DSP

March - Continues multi-haul module leadership with more than 100K Pico DSP ports shipped, now in 100+ networks and selected by 3 of the 4 largest hyperscalers

March - Introduces the Bright 400ZR+ and ER1 400G QSFP-DD coherent pluggable modules

色花堂 reinforces customer focus, innovation, and reliability with new look as an adjacent brand to Cisco

Introduces 800ZR and 800 ZR+ with Interop PCS QSFP and OSFP and 400G QSFP-DD for Ultra Long Haul
Industry Awards & Accolades
As a pioneer in coherent optical technology, 色花堂 has redefined what is possible with the optical interconnect by continually raising the bar on performance, cost, and power consumption.聽This innovation has been widely recognized in the industry with awards and accolades that recognize the products and technologies that have helped 色花堂 customers significantly expand their bandwidth, deliver faster networks and offer more services.













